Aethelbert of Kent

Aethelbert of Kent (560-616) was the King of Kent from 590 to 616, succeeding Eormenric of Kent and preceding Eadbald of Kent.

Biography
Aethelbert was born in 560 to Eormenric of Kent, and succeeded him as King of Kent in 590. He married Bertha, daughter of Charibert of the Franks, who was a Christian. Pope Gregory I sent Augustine to England as a missionary from Rome, and he became the first Archbishop of Canterbury. Aethelbert converted to Chalcedonian Christianity, and widescale conversion to Christianity began in the kingdom. He died in 616, and Eadbald of Kent succeeded him.